15 credits
Level 1
First Term
15 credits
Level 1
First Term
This course offers students with intermediate or good knowledge French language an introduction to twentieth century French culture and society through the study of films, short prose texts and poetry. The course is organised around the broad themes of childhood and adolescence, gender, sexuality and love and marginalisation in contemporary France.
15 credits
Level 1
First Term
15 credits
Level 1
First Term
15 credits
Level 1
First Term
This course is intended for students who have studied French to at least Higher or equivalent level, or beyond to A level or Advanced Higher. It will enable them to consolidate and extend their knowledge of French, written and spoken.
15 credits
Level 1
Second Term
15 credits
Level 1
Second Term
15 credits
Level 1
Second Term
15 credits
Level 1
Second Term
0 credits
Level 1
First Term
15 credits
Level 2
First Term
15 credits
Level 2
First Term
15 credits
Level 2
First Term
15 credits
Level 2
First Term
15 credits
Level 2
Second Term
15 credits
Level 2
Second Term
This course will look at
- the French sound system (with the spin-off of helping you to improve your pronunciation).
- word meaning and also speaker meaning (what a speaker means by, e.g., "were you born in a barn?")
- how new words are formed
- how sentences can be analysed
- how French has developed from the Middle Ages up to the present
- how French spread throughout the world (including French-based creoles)
- how French varies according to the person using the language, and the purpose for which they are using it
15 credits
Level 2
Second Term
15 credits
Level 2
Second Term
15 credits
Level 2
Second Term
30 credits
Level 3
First Term
This third year French language course which runs for the whole term is only open to Joint Honours degree in French students. The pre-requisite for this course is FR2502 or FR2512.
15 credits
Level 3
First Term
This intensive programme of language exercises is designed to develop competence in a variety of different registers.
30 credits
Level 3
Full Year
15 credits
Level 3
First Term
15 credits
Level 3
First Term
The course offers an introduction to French linguistics in, so far as possible, a non-technical way. Three major areas are explored: language and society (e.g. tu/vous, language and sex, slang and swearing); aspects of grammar (written and spoken French, grammatical gender); words and meanings (the development of French vocabulary, franglais). Each of these areas is considered from two points of view: first, that of the overall structure of contemporary French, which will occupy the majority of class time; second that of the historical developments in each area (generally from around 1650), which have made the language what it is today.
15 credits
Level 3
First Term
15 credits
Level 3
First Term
15 credits
Level 3
Full Year
This Junior Honours French language course, whose pre-requisites are FR2502 or FR2512, runs over the full session and is only open to Single and Joint Junior Honours degree in French students.
Building on the skills gained during their first two years of study of French, this course will improve the students' French language skills in all four areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, whilst increasing their grammatical and lexical knowledge, as well as their sensitivity to linguistic variety.
It carries 15 credits and is assessed by way of four equally weighted assignments.
30 credits
Level 3
Full Year
This Non-Honours Level 3 French language course, whose pre-requisites are FR2502 or FR2512 , runs over the full session and is open to students following a Designated Degree in French Studies, LLB (French or Belgian law), European Studies (with one language) or any Degree with French language as a minor .
This course will improve French language skills in all four areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, whilst increasing grammatical and lexical knowledge, as well as sensitivity to linguistic variety.
It carries 30 credits and is assessed by way of six equally weighted assignments.
15 credits
Level 3
Full Year
This Non-Honours Level 3 French language course, whose pre-requisites are FR2502 or FR2512 , runs over the full session and is open to students following European Studies (with TWO languages), as well as any Degree with French language as a minor.
Building on the skills gained during the first two years of study, this course will improve French language skills in all four areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, whilst increasing their grammatical and lexical knowledge, as well as their sensitivity to linguistic variety.
The course, which carries 15 credits, is assessed by way of four equally weighted assignments.
15 credits
Level 3
First Term
15 credits
Level 3
Second Term
15 credits
Level 3
Second Term
This intensive programme of language exercises is designed to develop competence in a variety of different registers.
15 credits
Level 3
Second Term
Beginning with an introduction to theories of women's writing, this course will examine French texts by women from successive centuries and consider whether certain themes and ways of writing can be regarded as specifically feminine. In addition to analysing the common threads running through the texts, the course will encourage students to think about the evolution of writing by women and the changing ways in which women express their vision of the world through the literary text. Texts will change from year to year, but might include texts by authors such as Isabelle de Charriere, George Sand, or Rachilde.
15 credits
Level 3
Second Term
The nineteenth century was a particularly exciting time for scientific development in France and major French authors read and engaged with the works of professional scientists along with texts by popularisers of science. This course will provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the impact of science on nineteenth-century French narrative. It will consider how scientific developments influenced thinking about areas such as progress and decadence, gender relations, and ideas about life and death. It will enable students to analyse the particular ways in which literature disseminates but also questions scientific ideas.
15 credits
Level 3
Second Term
We will start by discussing central aspects of drama, such as character, plot, showing vs. telling, audiences, lighting, sound, costume, etc., then we will look at a selection of representative French plays from different periods exploring a variety of approaches to theatricality. Texts will range from early religious drama through popular farce, classical theatre, melodrama, and theatre of the absurd to the present day.
15 credits
Level 3
Second Term
30 credits
Level 4
Full Year
This fourth year French language course is run over the full session and is only open to students who study LLB (French or Belgian law), as well as any Degree with French as a minor subject. The pre-requisite for this course is FR3003.
15 credits
Level 4
First Term
30 credits
Level 4
Full Year
This fourth year French language course is run over the full session and is only open to Single Honours degree in French students. The pre-requisite for this course is FR3041.
This course is assessed by way of continuous (4 equally weighted assignments) and summative assessments (Examination Papers 1, 2 & 3).
15 credits
Level 4
Full Year
This fourth year French language course is run over the full session and is only open to Joint Honours degree in French students. The pre-requisite for this course is FR3042.
This course is assessed by way of continuous (4 equally weighted assignments) and summative assessments (Examination Papers 1 & 2).
15 credits
Level 4
First Term
The course offers an introduction to French linguistics in, so far as possible, a non-technical way. Three major areas are explored: language and society (tu/vous, language and sex, slang and swearing); aspects of grammar (written and spoken French, grammatical gender); words and meanings (the development of French vocabulary, franglais). Each of these areas is considered from two points of view: first, that of the overall structure of contemporary French, which will occupy the majority of class time; second that of the historical developments in each area (generally from around 1650), which have made the language what it is today.
15 credits
Level 4
First Term
15 credits
Level 4
First Term
15 credits
Level 4
First Term
15 credits
Level 4
Second Term
Final French Oral Examination for Single and Joint French Studies Honours Degrees.
15 credits
Level 4
Second Term
The nineteenth century was a particularly exciting time for scientific development in France and major French authors read and engaged with the works of professional scientists along with texts by popularisers of science. This course will provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the impact of science on nineteenth-century French narrative. It will consider how scientific developments influenced thinking about areas such as progress and decadence, gender relations, and ideas about life and death. It will enable students to analyse the particular ways in which literature disseminates but also questions scientific ideas.
15 credits
Level 4
Second Term
We will start by discussing central aspects of drama, such as character, plot, showing vs. telling, audiences, lighting, sound, costume, etc., then we will look at a selection of representative French plays from different periods exploring a variety of approaches to theatricality. Texts will range from early religious drama through popular farce, classical theatre, melodrama, and theatre of the absurd to the present day.
15 credits
Level 4
Second Term
This course is only open to students who are Junior Honours students in French Studies (Single/Joint). It requires a good level of written and oral French as all the assessments will be produced in French.
15 credits
Level 4
Second Term
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